Head Of Department; Education, Research And Examinations at Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK)

Ref/NCK/02/2018:

Terms: Four (4) year contract, renewable subject to satisfactory performance

Position Summary

Reporting to the Registrar / CEO, the Head of Department; Education, Research and Examinations will ensure effective regulation of professional standards for Education, licensure Examinations offered by the Council under the Nurses Act and operationalized research functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Leadership to the staff and oversee day to day activities of the department;
• Develop and Implement strategic initiatives for the department in line with NCK strategies;
• Monitor and Evaluate performance of the staff in the department;
• Develop and implement of annual departmental budget plans;
• Oversee and manage the Compliance and regulation of Nurses and Midwifery training as per the Nurses act Cap 257;
• Develop and review of Nursing & Midwifery education policies, Syllabus, training guidelines and Operational standards;
• Monitor and Evaluate compliance to Training and accreditation standards of Education.
• Develop and maintain periodic syllabi review to ensure that curriculum meet the state, regional, national and local health care needs.
• Manage accreditation of Nursing and Midwifery training institutions;
• Prepare and update program student handbook(s)
• Coordinate with training institutions in professional matters of education, examination and research.
• Coordinate constitution of board of examiners, invigilators and examination coordinators.
• Coordinate examination setting, moderation, administration, marking, and related activities
• Identify and implement priority thematic areas for research
• Advice on issues pertaining to standards of Nurses and Midwives Education and training.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing or Midwifery or its equivalent
• Master’s Degree in Nursing or health related field
• Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Valid practicing license from the Nursing Council of Kenya;
• Broad experience in teaching, curriculum development and research.
• 7 years’ professional experience

Key Competencies

• Strategic leadership
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Investigation skills
• IT proficiency
• Communication skills
• High Integrity
• Knowledge of the health issues in public sector